Denver (Colo.)
Found in 55351 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Sol Abraham, 1984 October 1
Oral History Interview with Sophie Stillman, 1979 August
Topics covered: Lived in a poor village in Russia, mother would buy and sell chickens and eggs and father cattle, did housework in Russia, no opportunities there; brother came straight to Denver and worked in cattle; she came to US through NY, took train to Denver; she worked in a cigar factory, took some night school but quit, learned English from brother’s children; married, had 4 children, left husband but didn't divorce him; always lived on West Side, religious life.
Oral History Interview with Surriee Miller, 1979 July 19
Topics Covered: Family background and immigrating, growing up in Denver with 8 other siblings, Jewish community, working at the Jewish Community Center, nature of the Center’s work; mentions Isadore Rude, Bloomfield, Guldman, Pisko and many others; camp, loved working at the Center.
Oral History Interview with Surriee Miller, 1978 August 14
Topics covered: early memories of the Denver Jewish community and family, father started selling pencils outside saloons and eventually started a stationary company; National Council of Jewish Women, social work at the Guldman Center, services provided; time as council president.
Oral History Interview with Sydney Grossman, 1978 November 16
Topics covered: Work with Jewish Family and Children’s Services, primary functions of the organization, relationship b/w JFCS with other Jewish organizations and non-Jewish organizations.
Oral History Interview with Thelma Feldhamer, 1998 November 23
Discusses growing up in New York, met her husband in New York, he had attended University of Denver and 15 years after getting married they moved to Denver. One of the first female architects in the area and discusses her career.
Oral History Interview with Tillye Levy, 1976 October 7
Oral History Interview with Tillye Levy, 1978 May 15
Topics covered: Tillye’s work with the National Council of Jewish Women and her time on the National Board in 1940; council activities, resettlement of refugees, visiting hospitals and homes for children.
Oral History Interview with Tillye Levy, 1978 November 2
Topics covered: Interview focuses on the resettlement of refugees in the Denver area and nationally; need was especially heavy after WWII; adoption services and foster home program; resettling German Jews post WWII and the Russian Jewry later; surveys of Denver Jews.
Oral History Interview with Tillye Levy: National Home For Jewish Children and Allied Jewish Federation Federation, 1978 September 18
Topics include: 1907 began volunteering at the National Home for Jewish Children on Sundays, later joined board in 1917, organization grew and built buildings, activities and leadership, how Federation got started, Nat Rosenberg, Women in the federation, fundraising, Israel tours, donors and effectiveness of the Federation.